F E B R U A RY 2 4 , 2 0 1 3

RMLHSFEDERATION MEETING

AGENDA

• Opening Devotion• Review of Minutes• Principal’s Report• Committee Reports• Old Business• New Business• 2013-2014 School Year Budget

• Closing Prayer

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT

• Enrollment• Current enrollment is 74 students.• 13 students will graduate in May.• Two plan on pursuing the full-time ministry.

• Extra-Curriculars• Basketball• All teams played at the Pepsi Center.• Season is now in playoff’s• Girls ranked 4th in district• Boys ranked 7th in district

• Cheerleading• Second year of the program.• Performed well in two competitions.

PRINCIPAL’S REPORT• Meeting with Concordia Academy High School

Association• Group formed after Denver Lutheran relocated to Parker• They are hoping we can be an option for Missouri Synod

families in the North Metro area.• We are continuing to research the situation.

• Calls• Mrs. Gran’s one-year call will end

in June and Ms. Kari Muente has resigned her call to pursue a doctorate program at the University of Missouri, Columbia.

• The Board is discussing how best to fill these positions.

CURRICULUM COMMITTEE

• Teacher Job Description• Policies written on class size, transfers-in with AP

courses, and the school year calendar• School Calendar for next year• Examining classes,

curriculum, staffing• Extra-curriculars- Cross

Country poll• Hybrid course investigation• Technology presentation

by David Paul to the group

INTERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

• Policy Handbooks• Putting together a Board of Directors handbook.• Looking at how we edit, store, and distribute handbooks.• Continuing to edit and add new policies.

• Team Ministry questionnaires and interviews• Sending out questionnaires to staff

for year to year comparison.• Interviewing staff to clarify/

expound on answers as well as ask for feedback on the future of this ministry.

• Also sending questionnairesto spouses of staff members.

EXTERNAL RELATIONS COMMITTEE

• Developed an annual communication schedule• Sent out post card invitations to Homecoming• Sent out Christmas Cards• Sent out letter invitations to Federation Night with Eagle

for a Day post card inserts for 7th graders• Enrollment packets and View

Book’s are up next• Completed a View Book• Created Eagle for a Day

RSVP website• Wrote policies regarding

grant-writing & fund-raising

SITE COMMITTEE

• In conjunction with Living Hope, we offered $800,000 for 23 acres for 23 acres near 104th Ave and Landmark.• The owner countered with an offer to sell us the

land for $1,000,000.• We have since made another offer for $825,000

and are hoping to hear back with the next week.

SCHOOL FINANCE• Individual commitments are down.

However, congregational contributions are up.• Continued work on updating proposed budget.• Contribution letters for taxes have been mailed.• Year to date, over $17k received in prev. year’s

tuition.• $338k of Capital Campaign funds moved to money

market account to improve the rateof return on funds.• Continued work on eliminating the

YoY debt carryover – old pension, personal loan, credit card, & borrowing against savings.

BUSINESS

• Old Business• New Business• 2013-2014 School Year Budget Highlights• The need to call two teachers – one graduate and one with five

years experience.• All Faculty salaries brought to consistent level against Synod

salary code. Used 2013-2014 Synod salary code minus 11%.

• Proposed budget using WELS VEBA for health insurance instead of Kaiser.

• RMLHS has consistently spent under budget, but falls behind each year due to old debt rolling over from year to year.

CLOSING

5th Place in State!